The African startups in Y Combinator Summer 2022 batch

These African companies that have been accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022 batch out of 146 companies, globally.

Inside Vazi Legal’s effort to provide legal support for African tech startups

Founded in 2019, Vazi Legal is a tech law firm that represents African investors, startups, and technology-enabled enterprises at all stages of development.

16 African startups backed by ODX Accelerator

Launched in 2021, the ODX Accelerator has backed 16 African tech startups including Pivo, Sendstack, Mizala and Oneport 365.

Six ways to build a great startup culture

Global HR Leader, Weyinmi Barber shares six ways startups can cultivate a great culture within their organisation.

Meet the African startups at Techstars New York Class of Spring 2022

Out of the 12 companies selected for the Techstars New York (Techstars NYC) Class of Spring 2022, three are African tech companies.

MarketForce closes the largest Series A round in East and Central Africa

Retail payment startup, MarketForce has closed a $40 million Series A round led by V8 Capital Partners to scale merchant inventory financing through a BNPL offering

How these six African founders scaled their startups

In the Zero to Scale series this year, six founders shared how they were able to build and scale their startups; we compiled six lessons out of their experiences.

How to be an angel investor with less than $3,000 (₦1.2 million) in Nigeria

How to be an angel investor with less than $3,000: Join an angel network, join a syndicate or angel group, and use tokenized equity platforms like GetEquity and WeFunder.

African tech startups jointly raised over $4.27 billion in 800+ deals in 2021

In 2021, tech startups operating across Africa have jointly raised over $4.27 billion in 800+ deals, this record quadruped the $1.1 billion that was pumped into the continent amidst the pandemic last year.

How Taxmingo is changing the taxation landscape for small businesses in Africa

Taxmingo hopes to leverage its cloud-based tax management solution to help SMEs meet tax obligations and allow the SME operators to focus their energies on growing their businesses.

PodRoom is bringing podcasters closer to their communities

PodRoom is built on the idea that podcast creators and their listeners deserve their own communities.

Sherpa launch $1M Basecamp Fund to support pre-seed African startups

Aaron Fu, ex-iROKO CCO Nikhil Patel and ex-Uber launcher in Niger and Kenya Alastair Curtis have launched a $1 million Basecamp Fund to support pre-seed African startups.